The Particulars
After earning a split during its opening weekend, the 10th-ranked
Harvard women’s hockey team will play on home ice for the
first team during the regular season. The Crimson will host No. 2
Clarkson and No. 7 St. Lawrence in two battles of top 10 teams.

Follow From Home
GoCrimson.com will provide live statistics
for this weekend’s games, all home games and most road
contests this season. Live audio and
video will be available via a subscription for both games this
weekend. Glenn Conway and Matt Sawyer will once again have the call
on GoCrimson.com.

Series History
Entering Friday’s game, Harvard owns a 13-3-0 lead in the
series against Clarkson, dating back to the 2004-05 season. Last
year, the teams split with Clarkson earning a 2-0 shutout Nov. 14.
In the final game of the regular season, Harvard clinched its
second straight ECAC Hockey regular-season title with a 6-1 win
over the Golden Knights at Bright Hockey Center on Feb. 21. In that
contest, Jenny Brine ’09 and Sarah Vaillancourt ’08-09
each scored two goals, while Liza Ryabkina and Kate Buesser notched
a goal apiece.

The Crimson and Saints have met 42 times, with Harvard holding a
26-11-5 advantage in the all-time series. After winning all three
games against St. Lawrence in 2007-08, Harvard split its two
contests against the Saints a year ago. On Nov. 15, 2008, St.
Lawrence held off the Crimson, 3-1, with Cori Bassett tallying the
lone Harvard goal. Three months later, Harvard shut out St.
Lawrence, 4-0, at Bright Hockey Center on Feb. 20, 2009, as
Vaillancourt and Buesser netted two goals each, while Christina
Kessler stopped 22 shots in net.

Last Time Out
Harvard earned a 2-1 victory in its season opener at Colgate
Friday, as Leanna Coskren and Anna McDonald found the back of the
net for Crimson goals. Christina Kessler made 29 saves, including
six in the final four minutes, and Harvard finished the game a
perfect 5-for-5 on the penalty kill.

On Saturday afternoon, Katharine Chute had a goal and two assists,
and Kathryn Farni handed out two assists of her own, but the
Crimson fell at Cornell, 4-3. McDonald scored a goal for the second
straight game, and Jillian Dempsey notched her first collegiate
goal, coming on the power play at 18:23 of the second period.

Milestone Watch
With its 2-1 victory at Colgate Friday, the Harvard women’s
hockey team now stands at 499 victories in program history. The
Crimson owns a 499-288-38 record over its storied 31-year
history.

Harvard Coach Katey Stone
Katey Stone is in her 16th season as the Landry Family Head Coach
for Harvard Women’s Ice Hockey, and she brings a 320-137-22
record into Friday’s game. Stone, who ranks second all-time
in Division I victories, has led Harvard to all seven of its NCAA
tournament appearances. Stone is also the active leader in
victories among Division I women’s hockey coaches.

Stone is 17 wins shy of tying the all-time Division I record, held
by Laura Halldorson (337 victories.)

It’s All Over
Harvard is 95-1-4 since the start of the 2004-05 season when
leading after two periods.

First Things First
The Crimson was 18-0-2 when scoring first and 1-10-1 when the
opponent lit the lamp first last season. So far in 2009-10, Harvard
is 1-1 when the opposition scores first.

Bright Spot
The Crimson was 9-4-2 record at Bright Hockey Center last season,
while posting a 9-5-1 mark on the road. The Crimson was 1-1-0 at
neutral sites in 2008-09.

Just Win, Christina!
Senior goaltender Christina Kessler is 56-14-3 in her career in
net, placing her second on Harvard’s all-time goalie win
list. Ali Boe ’06 is Harvard’s all-time winningest
goaltender with 63 victories.